Red Dust Tune: Cherry Falling King's Heart

After sleeping with Qingying for a while, Zhong Wanjun arrived at the police station on time at nine o'clock in the morning to start work. Before leaving, he entrusted Zhang Qiu to take care of her.

When Qing Ying woke up, there were only her and Zhang Qiu left in the house.

Qing Ying ate the breakfast Zhang Qiu prepared for her with a heavy heart.Zhang Qiu already knew the ins and outs of the whole incident from Zhong Wanjun, she thoughtfully put away the tomato sauce, and only cooked white porridge for Qing Ying, to prevent her from seeing anything that could be connected to the murder scene.

After a night of precipitation, Qing Ying has calmed down a lot.After Zhang Qiu told her not to go out alone at night, she asked: "Senior Qiu, last night's case...was it related to Wan Jun's temporary overtime work yesterday?"

Zhang Qiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Qingying, you are very sensitive."

Qing Ying lowered her head and said sadly: "I have caused Wan Jun trouble again."

"Actually, yes." Zhang Qiu did not give any comfort, but affirmed the statement, "Qing Ying, unnecessary comfort is useless. You must know the special nature of Wan Jun's work. He will often face some dire and vicious threats. Criminals, those people are even lunatics who have lost their minds. As a policeman, what you worry about most is not your own safety, but your family. Crazy criminals have no weaknesses, but their opponents, the policemen, do have."

"So, I am Wanjun's weak point..." Qing Ying continued the words sadly.

Zhang Qiudao: "You don't have to blame yourself for this. This is a problem that every policeman will encounter. As a policeman's family member, the only thing you have to do, the only thing you can do, is to protect yourself. Only you Only when he is safe and safe can Wan Jun concentrate on his work."

Qingying remained silent.

Zhang Qiu continued: "Compared to other police* families, we are much better. We have Mycroft here. And I am a supernatural walker. A coagulation technique of iron time and space can solve many problems. Although you are also a superhuman Able to walk, but your experience is far inferior to mine. If you met that man in black at the scene of a murder last night, and he wanted to silence you, would you turn around and run away in fright, or would you remember your identity as a supernatural walker? Use supernatural powers to resist?"

Qing Ying thought uncomfortably, she would be the former.

Zhang Qiudao: "Forget about this time, you have to remember to protect yourself in the future."

Qingying nodded heavily.

Zhang Qiu said: "By the way, I'm afraid Wanjun is busy these days, and you are the one who has met the murderer, so I will move in with you. You have to be careful, Wanjun and I feel that , the murderer may find you again."

Qingying was puzzled: "But I didn't see his face, nor did I take a picture of his appearance."

Zhang Qiu shrugged: "Just in case." More importantly, you fit a common feature of the two women killed by the murderer - cohabiting with men.

Jack the Ripper Ⅱ, the second generation of Jack the Ripper.

From hell, devil!

§

"Jack the Ripper II, claims to be the inheritance of the killer from a hundred years ago." Zhong Wanjun stood in front of the whiteboard in the studio and explained to everyone. Several photos had already been pasted on the whiteboard.Zhong Wanjun pointed to the first photo on the first line and said: "Marry Getel, female, 38 years old, according to the autopsy report of the forensic doctor, died between 39:9 and [-]:[-] am yesterday. She was stabbed [-] times in total, [-] of them were stabbed. The knife cut through the throat, and the fatal knife wound was the one in the heart of the left chest, but before that, according to the forensic inference, the deceased had been disemboweled and lost a lot of blood."

"It's quite cruel." A policeman below frowned and couldn't bear to say.

Zhong Wanjun nodded: "Indeed. The body was found in the East District of Whitechapel at 1888:1888 yesterday morning. Then, at [-]:[-] pm, our police station received a strange letter," Zhong Wanjun pointed to the photo of the letter, "The first sentence of the letter said: 'History's gears turn round and round, and the future just repeats history. The gear that is turning now is [-]. Gentlemen, I have the honor to announce that the wonderful history of [-] is now Reenacting in front of you.' Letter signed Jack the Ripper II."

Lestrade stood up, walked to Zhong Wanjun, and said: "In 1888, the notorious Jack the Ripper ravaged London's Whitechapel district, killing five *prostitutes* and then disappeared. Today, more than 100 years later, another Want to imitate Jack the Ripper, endanger the citizens of London, and challenge the dignity of our police. This time, facing this century-old killer, we must bring him to justice, and we must not let the failure of Scotland Yard a century ago happen again."

"Yes, sir." The police officers below responded in unison.

Zhong Wanjun said: "What we are facing now is a more difficult situation. First of all, this guy who claimed to be the second generation of Jack the Ripper did not simply imitate the crime. In 1888, Martha Tabram, the first victim of the Ripper Shatabrien) died on August 8; now, our first deceased died on September 7. Only the place where the body was found and the wounds on the body are the same. August 9, 25, disembowelled The second deceased of Hand Jack, MarryAnn Nichols (Mary Ann Nichols), was found dead in the stocking area near Whitechapel at the age of 1888; now, at around 8:31 am on September 43, our No.9 deceased Lubio Sumel's body was found in an alley in Whitechapel, which was the closest to the store area. The face of the deceased was beaten into bruises, some front teeth fell off, and the neck was cut twice; The second-trimester fetus was also stabbed to death, in much the same way as Mary in 26."

"If it was a simple imitation, the murderer would try to keep the time, place, person and method of killing as consistent as possible with the situation in 1888. This is also more beneficial for us to predict his actions. But the problem now is that, apart from the location and murder Except for the technique, the time and characters are different from those in 1888. In 1888, Jack the Ripper only killed *prostitutes*, but this time our two deceased all have legitimate jobs, but their private lives are very chaotic. , the range of women who may be killed will be greatly expanded; another point is also the most troublesome point, the time of this crime has nothing to do with the one in 1888, this is our biggest problem, because we have no idea about the next murder When will it happen, and it is impossible to talk about prevention. What we can do now is to find as many clues as possible, and catch people before the next murder happens." Zhong Wanjun's right hand He clenched his fists and thumped lightly on the table.

Lestrade said: "The order from above has come down, and our two CID teams have formally merged into a task force to concentrate on solving this case. Now everyone sitting here has an obligation to keep secrets. Two murders occurred in the Whitechapel area one after another. However, before the official press conference is held, we must not reveal any investigation progress to the outside world, even if it will be guessed as "doing nothing" or "a group of idiots who eat public food". From now on, cancel any vacations, work overtime from time to time, go all out, and definitely arrest the second generation of Jack the Ripper!"

"Yes, sir!"

More than 100 years ago, Jack the Ripper was like a demon ghost, floating in the Whitechapel area at night, and the Scotland Yard police were helpless against him, allowing him to disappear into the shadow of history; He walked out of the movie again, and bloody and killing became synonymous with him. However, over the past 100 years, technology has been advancing rapidly. Zhong Wanjun firmly believes that with his ability coupled with these high technologies, this time, he will definitely be able to catch this notoriety. Notorious devil!

§

Time passed day by day, and a week had passed since those two horrific murders.During this period, the city of London was calm and no women were killed again, but the progress of Scotland Yard's investigation was still stalemate.

Zhong Wanjun sat at the desk, sorting out the materials.Judging from the current investigation situation, because the crimes were committed in the early morning, all people related to the two deceased, such as lovers, neighbors, colleagues who had a festival, etc., could not provide alibi, so it cannot be ruled out. The possibility of acquaintances committing crimes.Zhong Wanjun asked people to focus on the part of the people whose social circles overlapped with the two deceased. There were five people in total, four of whom could not provide an alibi, and the remaining person who had an alibi was the only one who had a motive for the murder. Yes, the people from CID were quite troubled by this situation. After investigating for a week, they couldn't even identify a preliminary suspect. Everyone, including Zhong Wanjun, took a deep breath in their hearts.

Among these fragmentary clues, Wanjun was handed over to Lestrade and his staff to investigate, and he used his chemical knowledge to focus on checking the provocative letter.There is a postmark on the letter, and it was sent through the post office. The colleagues who went to the post office to check also confirmed this.The ink and paper used in the letters are very ordinary, and the handwriting imitates the typefaces printed on newspapers, which are very neat and featureless, so there are no clues to find these three points; And apart from the police who touched the letter, there are no other fingerprints.However, when Zhong Wanjun came into contact with the letter for the first time, he could smell a strange smell on the letter. This smell was very mild. If Zhong Wanjun hadn't had a keen sense of smell, he would not have noticed it at all.He felt that the smell was very familiar, but he just couldn't remember where he had smelled it.Zhong Wanjun realized that this might be an unintentional flaw of the murderer, and he was going all out to investigate in this direction.But the smell is volatile. If Zhong Wanjun wants to find clues from the smell, it is impossible to keep the letter sealed in the vacuum bag all the time.After several days of soaking in the laboratory with no results, Zhong Wanjun had to decide to take a break, seal the letter, and wait until he figured out a solution before making any plans.

Zhong Wanjun continued to work overtime in the study at home, Qing Ying brewed a cup of green tea, made some snacks, put them on a tray, and gently knocked on the door of the study.

"Wan Jun..."

"Qingying, why haven't you slept yet?" Zhong Wanjun looked up at Qingying who was only wearing pajamas from behind the document.

Qing Ying walked in, put the things on the small table in the study, and said softly: "Eat something and rest, you haven't rested since you finished dinner. You will overuse your brain like this."

Zhong Wanjun sighed, and said: "There is no way, people are panicking outside now, the media is blocking people in front of the police station every day, if the case is not solved, the entire CID will be overwhelmed." Sherlock will definitely be unable to hold back , fly back to participate in solving the case!After the murder, Sherlock was dispatched by Mycroft immediately, and he is now in Brazil, and it is estimated that he will not be able to return for a month.Zhong Wanjun knew that Mycroft did not want Sherlock to intervene in the case. You must know that for a detective, a century-old case like Jack the Ripper was as attractive as heroin for drug addicts; in order to allow Zhong Wanjun to handle the case alone , Mycroft just kicked Sherlock to South America.In fact, since Zhong Wanjun entered Scotland Yard, Sherlock has seldom been involved in Scotland Yard cases, but sometimes when he encounters interesting cases, he will intervene without hesitation, pointing fingers, regardless of Zhong Wanjun facial problems. Sherlock's IQ is 0 in human affairs, but fortunately there is Mycroft. After a few times, he realized that Sherlock's behavior is a kind of harm to Zhong Wanjun, who has a strong self-esteem and is very sensitive at the same time. The little brother must feel that Sherlock made him look like he would never be able to solve the case without his brother's help, which was a denial of his competence and dignity. Mycroft knew that Zhong Wanjun would be unhappy if he didn't say anything, so he consciously began to restrain Sherlock.

Qing Ying knew that Zhong Wanjun had two outstanding older brothers, and he really wanted to prove that he was not inferior to them.This time the case caused a sensation in London, and Zhong Wanjun was investigating under tremendous pressure.Some of this pressure came from the poor deceased, some from the superiors of the police station, some from the outside media, but most of them came from Zhong Wanjun himself.Qing Ying felt that Wan Jun wanted to solve the case too much this time, and was a little eager for quick success, but instead lost his usual calmness, which made the case not progress smoothly.When Wan Jun was at home in the past few days, his temper was obviously a lot more irritable. Although he remembered the lessons of the last two times and did not vent his anger on himself, there were quite a few cups and vases that "sacrificed" under his hands.Qing Ying didn't know how the case was progressing, and she didn't have the ability to solve the case, so she could only take good care of him and comfort him.

Qing Ying said: "If the case is to be solved, food must be eaten. I make mint green tea, which is refreshing. You drink some, and then eat something. Only when you are full will you have the strength to think about things."

Zhong Wanjun glanced at his watch, it was past twelve o'clock, if he continued to work overtime, he really needed to eat something.He got up, sat on the sofa in a corner of the study, took the hot towel prepared by Qing Ying, wiped his face and hands, and began to enjoy the supper prepared by Qing Ying for him.

I didn't feel hungry before, but now I feel hungry after eating.Zhong Wanjun devoured his food a little bit, and accidentally choked on it.Qing Ying patted him on the back with a funny face: "Eat slowly, it's not good for your stomach."

After finally swallowing the pastry stuck in his throat, Zhong Wanjun drank another cup of tea and felt a little better.He looked at the side face of Qing Ying who was refilling tea for him, and his heart was filled with emotion.Unable to restrain himself, he stretched out his hand to hold Qingying's hand: "Qingying."

"What's wrong?" Qing Ying looked at Zhong Wanjun strangely.

Zhong Wanjun wrapped his long arms around Qingying, and pulled Qingying into his arms.He said: "These days, thank you for your hard work." When he worked overtime to solve the case, Qingying would be so tired that Qing Ying would make him supper, make tea and coffee, and stay with him until very late every time.Qing Ying felt that it was very similar to a wife taking care of her husband, and she felt sweet in her heart; Zhong Wanjun felt very sorry.

Qing Ying didn't know why Zhong Wanjun suddenly "felt it", so she took advantage of the situation and said, "Okay, if you think it's hard for me, after the case is over, go shopping with me and senior sister Qiu, so you can work hard too."

Zhong Wanjun laughed: "Go shopping with you? Then I'd rather solve the case."

Qing Ying raised her eyebrows upside down: "What did you say?!" She stretched out her hand and twisted Zhong Wanjun's waist.

Zhong Wanjun smiled and did not speak.Why do women have such a passion for shopping?They can even go from morning to night without eating or drinking water, and at the end they are still full of enthusiasm and unfulfilled desires.Zhong Wanjun and Harry, who had the experience of being dragged to "accompanied tours", felt sympathetic when they mentioned this. They really didn't want to be hungry all day and have to do coolies!

In order to make Zhong Wanjun feel more at ease, Qing Ying continued: "This is what you promised, and you are not allowed to play tricks later. Let me think about it, Hermès has recently released a new bag, crocodile leather - say crocodile skin There are artificial and wild skins, and Hermès is too good at making money; there is also Chanel, and there is a new perfume, and a colleague in the studio bought it. Perfume requirements, light, elegant..."

Zhong Wanjun didn't listen to Qing Ying's next words, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind, before the light disappeared, Zhong Wanjun caught it in time, why didn't he expect it? !

"Wanjun? Wanjun?" Qing Ying called him several times before Zhong Wanjun realized it.

"what happened?"

"Why are you distracted?" Qing Ying frowned slightly, "Are you too tired? Why don't we just stop tonight and go to bed and continue tomorrow morning, okay?"

Zhong Wanjun lightly pecked Qingying's pink lips: "Qingying, thank you."

"Clam?"

"What you just said gave me inspiration. I think I have a clue." Zhong Wanjun said, "I'm not tired now, but rather excited. Go to bed first, don't wait for me. You still have class tomorrow." .”

Qingying resigned: "Don't even think about it! I'll go to sleep first, and you'll be able to stay up all night later! I'll wait for you here, and I can give you two hours to sort out your files and ideas. At most until two o'clock, you must Come back to sleep with me, and the big things will be dealt with after waking up."

"But……"

"No but! You have to sleep! Don't stare at me, your temper has been to a certain level recently, and I'm already ready to be scolded by you. But it's useless if you scold me, eat when you need to, sleep when you need to sleep !"

"But I really want to solve the case quickly."

"Fuck you big-headed ghost! Do you know what is 'quick for quick success'? Do you know what is 'can't eat hot tofu in a hurry'? I can guarantee that you will work all night tonight. Even if you have inspiration, it won't take long Your case will definitely encounter a bottleneck again. You need sleep to clear your mind!"

Facing the powerful Qing Ying, Zhong Wanjun finally raised the white flag to surrender.Qing Ying's words hit his heart. He had to admit that he had become a little nervous during this time, and the investigation of the case was not as organized as before. Lots of useless stuff stuck.

"Okay, I'll go to sleep after sorting out the materials."

"Maybe you also need a hot shower."

"I agree, then the hot water..."

"Just trouble me, my 24-filial girlfriend, right?"

"Ha ha……"

§

"The strange smell on the letter has been basically confirmed. It is Chanel's latest perfume. The market price is around 2000 to 3000 pounds (note: the average monthly salary in the UK is 1900 to 2100 pounds, and the salary of white-collar workers starts from 2500 pounds). This price is not for ordinary people. I can afford it." Zhong Wanjun told everyone about his latest discovery.

"So the person who wrote the letter is a rich man?" said a police officer at the bottom.

Zhong Wanjun was noncommittal: "At least this murderer can buy the latest perfume."

The police officer looked puzzled. Doesn't that mean he didn't say anything?

Zhong Wanjun looked at the bewildered look of the people below, sighed slightly, and said, "First of all, we should notice that the latest Chanel perfume is a women's perfume." He had smelled it on Zhang Qiu before, So it feels very familiar.

"The Ripper who wears women's perfume? What a kinky joke," someone said.

"Pervert? Ken, why do you think so?" Zhong Wanjun asked.

After that Ken was taken aback, he said, "Sir, is this obvious? Isn't it perverted for a man to use a woman's perfume?"

Zhong Wanjun chuckled: "Who told you that the murderer was a man?"

Ken was dumbfounded: "Isn't it?"

Zhong Wanjun began to analyze: "Since I found out that the letter I sent last night smelled of women's perfume, I have reopened this case. First of all, the name Jack the Ripper is just a synonym. 1888 We don't know who the murderer was in [-], male or female; therefore, in the face of today's 'Jack the Ripper II', we have no definite evidence to judge the murderer's gender solely by the name of Jack."

"Second, our eyewitness, Renee Leung, had a face-to-face encounter with the murderer. The murderer Renee saw was tall, wearing a black coat, a wide-brimmed hat, and covering his face. In other words, Renee only saw the murderer's face. stature, did not see the murderer's face or hear the murderer's voice, so the sex of the murderer cannot be determined based on clothing alone."

"The scent on the letter paper is very weak, and it has already evaporated. Compared with the clues left by the murderer to confuse the police, I am more inclined to think that this is a loophole left by the murderer unintentionally."

Lestrade nodded and said, "It makes sense, such a light perfume smell, if it can be left behind, it would be too inconspicuous."

Zhong Wanjun continued: "If it was left unintentionally, then the most likely possibility is that after the murderer finished writing the letter, he took the letter with him to the post office, and because the letter was stored in his pocket along the way, he smelled of perfume. "

Lestrade若有所思地把话接了下去：“所以接下来，我们应该要重点调查9月23号到9月25号之间寄信的人。根据伦敦邮差的速度，这三天里寄信的人才有可能让信在25号准确寄到警局。”

"In addition, we also need to conduct research on perfume," Zhong Wanjun added, "this perfume is aimed at luxury consumers. Alex, take your staff and go to various Chanel counters and specialty stores to check consumption Record. Ken, you take two people, continue to watch the surveillance video near the two crime scenes, and look for any clues."

"Yes, sir!"

With new discoveries, the members of the task force were very motivated. After the two leaders gave orders, they immediately separated and worked separately.

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